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- Brochure, "Some Facts regarding the Oliver Wolcott House," Dearborn Inn Colonial Village, 1937 - By the mid-1930s, the Dearborn Inn, a popular luxury hotel, required additional accommodations to service travelers and visitors to the Edison Institute (later renamed The Henry Ford). The L.G. Treadway Service Corporation consulted with Edsel Ford and had five reproduction houses constructed behind the Inn. The exteriors were exact replicas of homes famous in American history, but guests found modern amenities inside.
- 1937
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Brochure, "Some Facts regarding the Oliver Wolcott House," Dearborn Inn Colonial Village, 1937
By the mid-1930s, the Dearborn Inn, a popular luxury hotel, required additional accommodations to service travelers and visitors to the Edison Institute (later renamed The Henry Ford). The L.G. Treadway Service Corporation consulted with Edsel Ford and had five reproduction houses constructed behind the Inn. The exteriors were exact replicas of homes famous in American history, but guests found modern amenities inside.
- Lewis Cass, circa 1860 - Politician Lewis Cass, who served from 1857 to 1860 as Secretary of State under President James Buchanan, posed for this carte-de-visite in a professional photographer's studio around 1860. Cartes-de-visite, small photographic prints on cardboard stock, remained popular from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s. Americans commonly collected and exchanged them to commemorate family members or celebrities.
- circa 1860
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Lewis Cass, circa 1860
Politician Lewis Cass, who served from 1857 to 1860 as Secretary of State under President James Buchanan, posed for this carte-de-visite in a professional photographer's studio around 1860. Cartes-de-visite, small photographic prints on cardboard stock, remained popular from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s. Americans commonly collected and exchanged them to commemorate family members or celebrities.
- Teletype Message with Wire Service News Coverage of John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 - In the routine course of business, Ford Motor Company received a steady flow of news and financial reports from the Wall Street Journal. These dispatches came over the teletype machine on November 22, 1963 describing events from the arrival of President John F. Kennedy and his wife Jacqueline in Dallas through the official report of his death several hours later.
- November 22, 1963
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Teletype Message with Wire Service News Coverage of John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963
In the routine course of business, Ford Motor Company received a steady flow of news and financial reports from the Wall Street Journal. These dispatches came over the teletype machine on November 22, 1963 describing events from the arrival of President John F. Kennedy and his wife Jacqueline in Dallas through the official report of his death several hours later.
- Amelia Earhart Decorated by the Governor of Massachusetts, July 9, 1928 - After her successful June 17-18, 1928, transatlantic flight, Amelia Earhart embarked on a publicity tour arranged by her publicist (and eventual husband) George Putnam. She visited New York City, Boston, Pittsburgh, Toledo, and Chicago on the whirlwind trip. While in Boston, Earhart's home at the time, she received greetings and commendations from the city's mayor and the Massachusetts governor.
- July 09, 1928
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Amelia Earhart Decorated by the Governor of Massachusetts, July 9, 1928
After her successful June 17-18, 1928, transatlantic flight, Amelia Earhart embarked on a publicity tour arranged by her publicist (and eventual husband) George Putnam. She visited New York City, Boston, Pittsburgh, Toledo, and Chicago on the whirlwind trip. While in Boston, Earhart's home at the time, she received greetings and commendations from the city's mayor and the Massachusetts governor.
- "The Governor of Alabama Is A Mother" Button, 1967 - In 1966, Alabama Governor George Wallace announced that his wife, Lurleen, would run for governor -- the Alabama constitution restricted the chief executive from serving consecutive terms. The mother of four became the first female governor of Alabama. George remained a close advisor, and Lurleen carried out many of her husband's segregationist policies. Many young, anti-establishment Americans found this button humorous.
- 1967
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"The Governor of Alabama Is A Mother" Button, 1967
In 1966, Alabama Governor George Wallace announced that his wife, Lurleen, would run for governor -- the Alabama constitution restricted the chief executive from serving consecutive terms. The mother of four became the first female governor of Alabama. George remained a close advisor, and Lurleen carried out many of her husband's segregationist policies. Many young, anti-establishment Americans found this button humorous.
- "Republicans Attend! To the Independent Electors of the State," 1804 -
- 1804
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"Republicans Attend! To the Independent Electors of the State," 1804
- Governor Beckham and Party at the Races, Derby Day, Louisville, Kentucky, 1901 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the world's major image publishers. The company had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs. Among them was this image showing a group of spectators - including Kentucky governor J. C. W. Beckham - aboard a coach at the 27th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race in Louisville, 1901.
- 1901
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Governor Beckham and Party at the Races, Derby Day, Louisville, Kentucky, 1901
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the world's major image publishers. The company had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs. Among them was this image showing a group of spectators - including Kentucky governor J. C. W. Beckham - aboard a coach at the 27th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race in Louisville, 1901.
- Letter from George B. Porter to Robert Lucas, March 15, 1834 -
- March 15, 1834
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Letter from George B. Porter to Robert Lucas, March 15, 1834
- California Governor Frank F. Merriam, Inspecting 'Roads of the Pacific,' California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935 - The Ford Exhibit at the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition featured "Roads of the Pacific," where visitors rode in brand new Ford V-8s over realistic reproductions of historic and modern roadways. In this photograph, California's governor (with hat raised), director of public works (next to driver), and adjutant general set out for an inspection tour of Ford's immersive experience.
- 1935
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California Governor Frank F. Merriam, Inspecting 'Roads of the Pacific,' California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935
The Ford Exhibit at the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition featured "Roads of the Pacific," where visitors rode in brand new Ford V-8s over realistic reproductions of historic and modern roadways. In this photograph, California's governor (with hat raised), director of public works (next to driver), and adjutant general set out for an inspection tour of Ford's immersive experience.
- Flask, 1824-1825 - Glass factories in America began producing inexpensive, mold-formed flasks in the early 1800s. These figured flasks, often decorated with symbols of national pride, appealed to America's common man. This early 1820s flask contains images of two historic figures: General Lafayette, a French aristocrat who helped America win its independence; and DeWitt Clinton, the New York governor who supported construction of the Erie Canal.
- 1824-1825
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Flask, 1824-1825
Glass factories in America began producing inexpensive, mold-formed flasks in the early 1800s. These figured flasks, often decorated with symbols of national pride, appealed to America's common man. This early 1820s flask contains images of two historic figures: General Lafayette, a French aristocrat who helped America win its independence; and DeWitt Clinton, the New York governor who supported construction of the Erie Canal.